preexist

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preexist

verb preexists · preexisting · preexisted · pre-exist · præ-exist

intransitive To exist before something else. The new device utilized technologies that preexisted.
Similar: antedate, precede, predate, preexist

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verb to exist prior to

Español	preexistir
中文	先前存在 xiānqián cúnzài, 先於……存在 /先于……存在 xiān yú... cúnzài
Português	preexistir
Français	préexister, pré-exister
Italiano	preesistere
Русский	существова́ть до suščestvovátʹ do

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@misc{preexist_2026,
  title = {preexist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preexist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}